Awards

ACT Awards

ACT, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Iowa City, Iowa, that
develops and administers K- 16 education tests, recently honored six
high school and university programs. The programs were honored for
their ability to work with at-risk middle and high school students
despite difficult circumstances and environments. The winners received
ACT resources and services totaling $50,000.
Recipients are listed below alphabetically.
Franklin Towne Charter High School, Philadelphia, PA; Hamilton
High School, Milwaukee, WI; Governors State University,
University Park, IL; Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK;
University of Illinois-Chicago’s School of Public Health,
Chicago, IL; University of California, Oakland, CA.

School Nurse Award

The National Association of School Nurses recently honored Sue
Ann McCarroll with its National School Nurse Administrator of the
Year award. The award honors administrators of school health
programs.

School Change Awards

The New Yotk City-based Fordham University graduate school of
education recently honored six schools that have dramatically improved
classroom instruction, teaching practices, and student
participation.
Each winner receives a $5,000 award and is allowed to participate in a
major national research project focusing on school change.
The winners are listed below alphabetically.
First Avenue Elementary School, Newark, NJ; Havencroft
Elementary School, Olathe, KS; Hillcrest High School,
Queens, NY; John H. Williams Elementary School #5, Rochester,
NY; North Twin Lakes Elementary, Hialeah, FL; Sussex
Technical High School, Georgetown, DE.